Andre Iguodala has missed the playoffs only three times in his nine-season NBA career.

Two of those early vacations - in 2007 and 2010 - came when he was playing in Philadelphia and after seasons in which the 76ers were asked to spend a portion of their training camp overseas.

Needless to say, Iguodala is more than a little anxious to see how his new team, the Warriors, will handle this week's preseason trip to China.

"I don't know, man. I've got mixed feelings," Iguodala said. "I've been in training camps overseas, and it's not always enjoyable. We'll get an opportunity to see the world and meet some great fans in Asia, but you've got to man up and remember to get your work done."

The Warriors were selected to take part in the NBA's Global Games, which will include two exhibition meetings with the Lakers - one in Beijing and one in Shanghai. But as they're adjusting to the 15-hour time difference, the cuisine and the beds, the Warriors will be asked to do more than merely play basketball.

Their schedule during the nine-day trip is filled with a series of philanthropic, cultural and promotional events. Plus, this detour comes at a time when the Warriors - who are trying to assimilate at least four new regular rotation players - haven't looked good through three preseason games.

"I'm a little concerned, because we haven't played very well - maybe a little bit in the home win - and we haven't been through a trip like this before," owner Joe Lacob said. "This is right in the middle of training camp, and one could make the argument that maybe we would do this toward the beginning of camp next year. We won't know until we go through it."

By the time the 2013 Global Games - one of the most comprehensive slates of international games the league has undertaken (12 teams, 10 cities, seven countries) - are complete, the NBA will have staged 148 games in 20 countries and territories across Europe, the Americas and Asia since 1978.

"Hitting the road is the easiest way to bond with the guys," power forward David Lee said. "Just having team meals, getting on the plane and playing some cards, traveling and having a few laughs with the guys are ways to catch up with everybody and get everybody on the same page.

"This trip is going to be very taxing to our bodies, but it's really going to help our chemistry. We had the best chemistry in the league last year, and that's why we got the most out of our team. We plan on doing that again this year."

Head coach Mark Jackson has a similar confidence. When he had answered enough questions about the Lakers and Kobe Bryant - already fixtures in Asia - on a recent conference call with Chinese media, Jackson turned the attention back to his team.

"If you love basketball, you'll fall in love with my team," he said. "We do things the right way. We're exciting. This is 2013, so this is a different Golden State Warriors basketball team, a different time. I dare you to fall in love with the type of basketball that we play."

He just hopes they'll be playing that type of ball when they get back from this trip.